TAG / LATTER-DAY SAINTS
RESULTS
CORRUPTION
Grand Blanc Township Charges Reporter $164,000 in FOIA Fees After Sudden Suspension of Fire Chief
Michigan township demands an unprecedented fee for public records as questions mount over the chief’s administrative leave in the wake of the LDS church shooting.
HATE
How Mocking Latter-day Saints Became a National Pastime
With 39 percent of Americans holding an unfavorable view of Latter-day Saints, the deadly consequences of religious slander are no longer theoretical.
HATE
Bravo Network Cashes in on Paid Apostasy and Anti‑LDS Bigotry
Fringe voices who turned on their religion now anchor televised hate campaigns. Bravo converts belief into clicks and violence into currency.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Michigan Church Attack Reflects Growing Pattern of Bigotry and Violence
Authorities investigate motives as communities mourn, but leaders vow: Hate will not triumph.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
New Documentary Tells Uniquely American Story of Religious Liberty
Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty documentary explores the history of religious freedom in the United States, set against the struggles that have beset six diverse faith communities.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Enrollment to Religious Institutions Skyrockets, Proving Young Adults Aren’t Moving Away from Faith
Faith-based universities have experienced a whopping increase of young adults attending; the movement spans many religions and indicates that reports of religion’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
VIOLATIONS
Rewriting History: AP’s Bias on Display in Latter-day Saints Temple Permitting
AP reporter with a history of shaded writing against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wildly overstates criticism of a new Las Vegas house of worship without fact-checking or context.
HATE
Neighborhood Bigots Object to New Latter-day Saints Temple in Las Vegas—While Playing Slot Machines at Bars
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepares to build their first new temple in the state in 35 years, a low buzz of bigotry surrounds the protestors trying to stop them… again.
